Gold order book replay Oct 20: buyers absorbed

Today's gold order book: buyers absorbed 👀

Gold futures (GC), Tue Oct 20, rebuilt order by order from the exchange data:

• 10:53–11:05 ET: buyers lifted the offer at 4,159–4,163 (XAUUSD ≈4,141–4,145), 190 contracts net, and price barely moved
• The other side kept absorbing it
• Then gold dropped $14 by 12:04 ET

Big volume, no progress = absorption. Information, not a signal.

Heatmap and DOM rebuilt from real MBO data. Education only, not financial advice.